https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760592 A writ challenge to a show-cause notice under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013 was held premature where classification of the product under Schedule-B depended on factual inquiry into its composition and the role of MEK. The Court noted that the rival contentions raised arguable issues that could not be conclusively decided at the notice stage. It also emphasised that, since the Order operates through the statutory adjudicatory process and no exceptional circumstance was shown, the petitioner had to first respond to the notice before the competent authority rather than invoke writ jurisdiction to bypass that process. en-us Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760592 A writ challenge to a show-cause notice under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013 was held premature where classification of the product under Schedule-B depended on factual inquiry into its composition and the role of MEK. The Court noted that the rival contentions raised arguable issues that could not be conclusively decided at the notice stage. It also emphasised that, since the Order operates through the statutory adjudicatory process and no exceptional circumstance was shown, the petitioner had to first respond to the notice before the competent authority rather than invoke writ jurisdiction to bypass that process. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760592